Local Sports

The evidence of a hard workout is all over the hardwood floor at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre. Hundreds of badminton shuttles litter the court and sweat is pouring off the face of Jarin Davison after his 45-minute training session.

Chloe Vertue had a memorable weekend in the water. Vertue, a member of the Prince George Barracudas swim club, competed at the Swim B.C.

She was competing with and against the best judo athletes in B.C., and Tami Goto was a standout in that talented crowd.

The Cedars Christian School Eagles and Duchess Park Condors are favoured to shoot their way to zone titles at senior girls and senior boys basketball tournaments that start today.

As badly as they've performed this month, losing seven of their last nine games, the underachieving Prince George Cougars are not losing sight of one important fact. They're still in first place in the ultra-competitive B.C.

Nathan Stokes knows his days as a high school gymnast are numbered.

Brandon Hagel scored the only goal of the shootout to give the visiting Red Deer Rebels a come-from-behind 3-2 win Tuesday over the Prince George Cougars.

Prince George Gymnastics Club athletes swept three different categories of competition at the Zone 8 championships in Quesnel last weekend. Locals claimed all three podium spots in the Level 2, Level 4 and Level 6 junior divisions.

For the first time in their history, the B.C. Provincial High School Gymnastics Championships are landing in Prince George. The championships, expected to draw 277 athletes from 73 schools, start Thursday and run through Saturday at PGSS.

Six points was the objective but the Northern Capitals had to settle for four during a weekend series against the Fraser Valley Rush. In B.C.